Over the past few days, the Pittsburgh Pirates have declined options on two infielders in Josh Harrison and Jung Ho Kang. The team did not feel that either player was worth bringing back based on their price tag for the 2019 season. However, there was a player this year that they possibly should not have gotten rid of from the infield depth.
The Pittsburgh Pirates made one of, if not the, last trades before the Waiver Trade Deadline at the end of August. On the last day of August, the team announced late that night that they had traded third baseman David Freese.